LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California’s attorney general sued a major veterans charity on Thursday, accusing the officers and directors of engaging in self-dealing and fraudulent fundraising, and paying excessive compensation. The suit seeks to remove the officers and recover $ 4.3 million that it claims was improperly diverted from Help Hospitalized Veterans. The charity in Winchester, California, was founded in 1971 to provide therapeutic arts and craft activities for patients receiving care in Veterans Affairs hospitals, military hospitals and state veterans homes, according to its website. …
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